Thursday, June 1, 2017

Carbon fiber CNG tank explosions

Howard, WI accident, 3 APR 2014, where an unsecured fork lift inside the truck rolled forward, and pierced a Hexagon Composite carbon filament tank. Truck explodes and driver killed, just from force of exploding tank. NO COMBUSTION!


24 June 2016, Buffalo General Mills plant: train collides with semi powered by CNG. Carbon fiber composite tank ruptures, ignites. Two people burned: 

http://www.fleetsandfuels.com/fuels/cng/2015/06/buffalo-accident-under-investigation/

28 Jan 2015: Indianapolis IN: Carbon fiber composite tank on garbage truck ruptures, explodes: 


13 Dec 2013: Los Angeles, cng bus flamethrower:

27 Jan 2016, Hamilton NJ: Garbage truck CNG flamethrower (tank type unknown) 

27 nov 2012:  Wassenaar, The Netherlands CNG bus fire, flamethrower: 

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